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Originally Posted by monkeyman
I agree with everything you said.
Ownerships unwillingness to enter a rebuild is often understated. It wasn't until Iggy told them he wasn't re-signing that ownership finally gave the ok to trade him and enter a rebuild. By that then, the Flames had little time, compounded by Iggy's veto of trades, the Flames were really hamstrung.
Sutter's draft history, along with his trades of Dion, Stralman, Lydman, Ference, Olli Jokinen, both times and multiple first round draft picks, left this team in shambles. Sure his teams weren't horrible, but they eroded any foundation for staying competitive moving forward. He left us with few prospects, little cap, and one of the oldest teams in the NHL.
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Weird list of players. Dion I agree with. Who cares about Stralman or Lydman? Those were nothing compared to Hamonic. Ference was a good trade that didnt end up working out but everyone was jazzed about it at the time. Same with Joki trade#1.
"Sure, his teams weren't horrible" yep they sure weren't. They actually made the playoffs each year, won a division and went on a SC run.